Best Business Schools in Asia

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 353M citations received by 25.6M academic papers made by 2,509 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#1 in Singapore

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Business

#1 in China

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#2 in China

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

4. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#2 in Singapore

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

5. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Business

#3 in China

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#4 in China

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. University of Tokyo

For Business

#1 in Japan

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

8. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#5 in China

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

9. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#6 in China

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#7 in China

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

11. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#8 in China

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

12. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Business

#1 in Israel

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

13. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Business

#9 in China

#92 in the World

Founded: 1952

14. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#10 in China

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

15. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#11 in China

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

16. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#1 in South Korea

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

17. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Business

#12 in China

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

18. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Business

#13 in China

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

19. Kyoto University

For Business

#2 in Japan

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

20. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Business

#2 in South Korea

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

21. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Business

#2 in Israel

#156 in the World

Founded: 1924

22. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Business

#3 in Israel

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

23. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Business

#14 in China

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

24. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Business

#15 in China

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

25. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Business

#16 in China

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

26. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#17 in China

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

27. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Business

#1 in Taiwan

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

28. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Business

#18 in China

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

29. Wuhan University

For Business

#19 in China

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Business

#20 in China

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

31. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Business

#21 in China

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

32. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Business

#3 in Japan

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

33. University of Science and Technology of China

For Business

#22 in China

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

34. University of Tehran

For Business

#1 in Iran

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

35. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Business

#23 in China

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

36. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#24 in China

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

37. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Business

#25 in China

#237 in the World

Founded: 1896

38. Osaka University

For Business

#4 in Japan

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

39. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Business

#26 in China

#242 in the World

Founded: 1958

40. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Business

#27 in China

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

41. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#28 in China

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

42. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#3 in South Korea

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Business

#2 in Taiwan

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Business

#3 in Taiwan

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

45. Shandong University

For Business

#29 in China

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

46. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Business

#30 in China

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

47. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Business

#31 in China

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

48. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Business

#4 in Israel

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

49. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Business

#1 in India

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

50. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Business

#32 in China

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

51. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Business

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

52. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#33 in China

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

53. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#34 in China

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

54. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Business

#317 in the World

Founded: 1904

55. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Business

#35 in China

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

56. Tohoku University

For Business

#5 in Japan

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

57. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Business

#36 in China

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

58. Keio University

For Business

#6 in Japan

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

59. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Business

#37 in China

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

60. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Business

#38 in China

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

61. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Business

#39 in China

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

62. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#40 in China

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

63. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#4 in South Korea

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

64. Xiamen University

For Business

#41 in China

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

65. University of Haifa

For Business

#5 in Israel

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

66. Nagoya University

For Business

#7 in Japan

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

67. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Business

#42 in China

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

68. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Business

#43 in China

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

69. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#5 in South Korea

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

70. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Business

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

71. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Business

#8 in Japan

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

72. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Business

#6 in Israel

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

73. Waseda University

For Business

#9 in Japan

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

74. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Business

#44 in China

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

75. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Business

#2 in Iran

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

76. Xidian University

For Business

#45 in China

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

77. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Business

#2 in India

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

78. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Business

#3 in Iran

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

79. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Business

#3 in India

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

80. Wuhan University of Technology

For Business

#46 in China

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

81. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#47 in China

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

82. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Business

#4 in India

#440 in the World

Founded: 1958

83. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Business

#4 in Taiwan

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

84. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Business

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

85. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Business

#5 in Taiwan

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,398
Founded: 1974

86. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#6 in South Korea

#453 in the World

Founded: 1398

87. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Business

#10 in Japan

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

88. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#3 in Singapore

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

89. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Business

#5 in India

#460 in the World

Founded: 1959

90. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Business

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

91. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Business

#465 in the World

Founded: 1969

92. Sharif University of Technology

For Business

#4 in Iran

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

93. Hefei University of Technology

For Business

#48 in China

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

94. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Business

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

95. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Business

#49 in China

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

96. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Business

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

97. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Business

#1 in Turkey

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

98. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Business

#6 in Taiwan

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 11,459
Founded: 1915

99. Kobe University

For Business

#11 in Japan

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,870
Founded: 1902

100. China University of Mining and Technology

For Business

#50 in China

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909